3D Middle-earth / / No Comments You can now explore the fantasy world of J.R.R Tolkein on a three dimensional globe. The Middle-earth 3D Map is a wonderful interactive map of the lands of the Shire, Mordor, Rohan and Gondor. A map that allows you to soar over the Misty Mountains, gaze upon the White City of Minas Tirith, and wander through the ancient forests of Lothlórien in a way that has never been possible before.Unlike Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Middleearth
The World Map of Podcasts / / No Comments MapsFM is an interactive map which can help you find and listen to podcasts produced around the world. Listening to location based podcasts could be a great way to learn more about a planned travel destination or even to learn more about your local neighborhood or town. Now you can easily find and listen to location based podcasts by using the MapsFM map of the podcast world.Simply share your Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Podcasts, World
Mapping the Growth of America / / No Comments This animated map shows the growth of built-up areas in San Francisco from 1860-1930. It visualizes the rapid growth of the city following the California gold rush in the second half of the 19th Century.This animated GIF was made using the interactive map Historical Built-Up Areas, 1810 – 2015. This amazing map uses data from the HISDAC-US: Historical Settlement Data Compilation for the United Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: America, Growth, Mapping
The 2023 Polish Election / / No Comments Sunday’s Parliamentary Election in Poland saw the far-right PIS party win the most seats (194 seats) in the new parliament. However the opposition parties, consisting of the Civic Coalition (157 seats), Third Way (65 seats), and The Left (26 seats) achieved a combined share of 54% of the vote and are expected to now form a coalition government.Thanks to the growing trend among newspapers to Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: 2023, election, Polish
Intelligent Directions / / No Comments Fuzzy Maps is a new interactive map which uses AI to provide intelligent walking, cycling or driving directions. Unlike directions in Google Maps you can ask Fuzzy Maps to provide you with directions which include custom conditions or requirements.Fuzzy Maps provides a number of example searches that you might want to use, such as: Bike directions to a nearby history museum, avoid going over Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: directions, Intelligent
The Ring of Rain / / No Comments X-Rain is an interactive map which visualizes the average amount of rainfall around the globe. The precipitation data used on the map is derived from historical satellite observations. This remote sensed data is not as accurate as data recorded by rain gauges but it is able to provide a more global view of precipitation levels as it is not limited to only those locations with rain gauges.The Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: rain, Ring
Shilling for Putin / / No Comments The Insider (‘fully committed to investigative journalism and to debunking fake news’) has created a new interactive map which exposes the ‘fake experts’ around the world that are spreading pro-Kremlin fake narratives and Russian propaganda. The Insider claims that what “unites the individuals featured on this map is their attempt to portray Putin’s policies positively while disseminating Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Putin, Shilling
More Medieval Murder Maps! / / No Comments On Saturday 2 Feb 1297 three Oxford University students decided to celebrate the festival of the purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary by going on a frenzied rampage. On the evening of the festival John de Skurf and his two friends Michael and Madoc ran through the streets of Oxford with swords, bows, and arrows “attacking all passers-by”. One John Metescharp was shot with an arrow by Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: maps, Medieval, More, Murder